From 'Protest rises over Islamic law in Ontario':
When Britain's Muslim community requested the right to use Islamic law to settle family disputes, the government's refusal was unequivocal.
No, the petitioners were told: This is one nation, with one justice system for all.
Until last fall, no Western jurisdiction allowed the 1,400-year-old body of religious law called sharia to take root inside its secular legal system.
Then the province of Ontario quietly approved its use. Under the 1991 Arbitration Act, sharia-based marriage, divorce and family tribunals run by the Islamic Institute of Civil Justice are expected to begin later this year. The move has so horrified many Muslim women that they're vowing to stop the tribunals before they start...
See also 'Life under sharia, in Canada?'
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Terrorism · Thu, 06/10/2004 - 08:29 · Importance: 1
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